Colorado · Bouldering · Estes Park

Warm Up V3

One of 31 routes at Lower Chaos Canyon, ranging V0- to V13.

V2
grade
Bouldering Pads
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Is Warm Up V3 open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Rocky Mountain National Park.

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Best time to visit Warm Up V3

Best months: June and September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    29° / 12°

    15 wet

  2. Feb

    28° / 11°

    16 wet

  3. Mar

    36° / 17°

    16 wet

  4. Apr

    40° / 22°

    17 wet

  5. May

    50° / 29°

    16 wet

  6. Jun

    62° / 36°

    12 wet

  7. Jul

    68° / 43°

    14 wet

  8. Aug

    66° / 41°

    13 wet

  9. Sep

    59° / 34°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    47° / 26°

    10 wet

  11. Nov

    35° / 19°

    12 wet

  12. Dec

    28° / 12°

    15 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boulder 14 W, CO, 19.6 mi away at 9,828 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Located in the Bushpilot Warm Up Boulder sector, this climb sits among 31 routes catalogued at Lower Chaos Canyon, which spans from V0- to V13.

Photo of the crag

Lower Chaos Canyon — the crag this route is on
Lower Chaos Canyon, Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: TexasExplorer98, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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